At our school, we teach the kindergarteners how to use the catalog, write down
the book's "address" (call number confuses them because they don't all have
numbers :-), and then we help guide them to the books. Popular series have a
stuffed animal/character to help with location sitting near the shelf. For our
second graders, we've created a book mark that lists all our popular beginning
chapter books and series books in both the E and F sections. I write only the
name of the series and the author's name. Then, I underline the first three
letters of the author's last name, so that the kids know what they are looking
for. I want them to start making that connection that the three letters on the
spine label are the beginning of the author's last name. This works really
well for us.
Just adding my thoughts to the collective pot of options....
Mariya Rodriguez, librarian
Oak Meadow Elementary
San Antonio, TX 78244
mrodr131@neisd.net
Anne Oelke wrote:
> I found it interesting to read the hit about shelving beginning chapter
> books separately. In our pk-5 library we have many of the series mentioned
> (A-Z mysteries, Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, etc) and shelve them all
> in the fiction section. The 2nd & 3rd graders quickly find them and direct
> others to their location. It does teach them elements of how books are
> shelved, location skills etc. This works for us.
>
> I had interpreted "beginning chapter books" as a much lower level such as
> Frog & Toad, Step into Reading, Minnie & Moo, Biscuit, Little Bear etc. I
> have these in my "E" section and do periodically pull out a selection for
> the Gr. 1-2 students. I also pull selections of the very beginning readers
> for Gr. 1 and suggest that students take at least 1 book they can read
> themselves (they can check out 3 at a time). I did like the idea of having
> baskets for some of these, so I think I'll do a little shopping. I won't
> pull them out of the "E" section on a permanent basis, but continue to just
> highlight them for a few weeks here and there. The baskets will make it
> easier to contain, display and handle during these times.
>
> This is part of the wonder of LM_Net. We can all ask for opinions, read
> what others are doing, and then interpret for our own unique
> situation. Over and over we learn that there is no right or wrong answer,
> just what is a good solution for your own particular set of circumstances.
>
> Anne Oelke
> Library Media Specialist, pK-12
> Cambria-Friesland School District
> 410 E. Edgewater St.
> Cambria, WI 53923-1000
> mailto:cflibrary@cf.k12.wi.us
>
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